DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- France and Germany on Wednesday unanimously defended their collective stance on making a stronger Europe, amid fears that more idea divisions would emerge between the two sides of the Atlantic as U.S. President Donald Trump is set to make his Davos debut.

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""All of these initiatives and reform have a natural counterpart which is European strategy,"" he said, calling for more ""ambition"" in the European Union (EU).

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The ""EU should find its role in a globalized world and put social cohesion above an often-observed obsession with growth,"" he noted, urging a 10-year strategy of EU listing common objectives in the fields of environment, energy Cheap Bills T-Shirts , social cohesion and defense.

France and Germany have traditionally been regarded as the driving force behind the European integration, but the Brexit spillovers and the rising far-rights on the continent have cast shadows on their efforts to some extent.

Echoing Macron in her speech Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel also talked about her vision for Europe's future, saying that the EU ""needs to take more responsibility Cheap Bills Hoodie , we need to take our destiny into our own hands.""